Chris Botti

I played the trumpet back in 5 thru 8th grade. I was as good as Chris when he was like 3. Phenominal is the only word to describe Chris's playing. The notes were crystal clear and hitting those really high E's and F's, mind blowing and envious.

Chris threw in a couple of different elements to his concert, he brought in a violinist that was exceptional and a vocalist that set the night off. The music was smooth and relaxing, time just slipped by.

Up next Bryan Adams

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Brian Setzer Orchestra

The glitz, the big band, the music, the dancing, that's a Brian Setzer concert. His concert was very enjoyable and had a young hip crowd. That was surprising to me, considering the big band sound and swing dancing that goes with it, I thought for sure I would see the baby boomers out there strutting their stuff. No it was the youngsters out there.

It was great concert and I think Brian had almost a different guitar for every song he sung. I never realized how many colors a guitar comes in.

As for the picture taking at this concert, I was allowed three songs anywhere in the house. This is almost my favorite way to shoot, except when I have total access everywhere for as long I want. Which this reminds about a new book I picked up from Loe Beerens a Rocky Nook publication, Three Songs and No Flash. This book truly describes the limitations and hoops a concert photographers has to go through. He did a fabulous job of telling you who, how, where, what to expect, and craziness of concert photography. He illustrates a great number examples of what type of pictures you can get from the photo pit and audience seating. This book is definitely a must read if your interested in getting into the crazy world of concert photography.

Chris Botti, the trumpeter up next

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